I have carried a hand held video camera on the race for years now. Honestly, I don’t always think “Gez, this is gorgeous… I need to take a video!” But, I really did try to capture some amazing portions of the Iditarod Trail this year. There are 13 videos in … Read More
To mark the end of the racing season and the closure of the Dog Fan Club for the season we have done two random draws. Both winners win a set of Yukon Quest and Iditarod Race Guides signed by Aliy and Allen. Congratulations to Beth Lockwood who is a fan … Read More
When we get back from Nome one of our favourite things to do is check the post box to find the letters from students. The students put in so much effort making cards, letters and posters. What we found heartening this year was that teachers used the events on the … Read More
One of the best things about spring is getting the puppies into harness for the first time. Aliy and Chris took the Coffees out yesterday with Lester and Olivia, Biscuit and Boonie. Chica went along for the first run. First up was Perky, Barista and Bean then Sanka, Decaf and … Read More
Today was the annual Two Rivers Valley Funale and we took a bunch of dogs down to compete in the kids one and two-dog races. After the Easter Egg hunt we experienced a short but heavy snow shower that was enough to get everyone wet and put a layer of … Read More
We got a bit out of synch during the race so to catch up we have done four fan club draws! We split everyone into fans of the Red Team dogs, Black Team dogs, puppies and the just-as-important dogs at home and did a random draw for each group. Congratulations … Read More
Everyone is home and sleeping in their own beds tonight! Here’s a pictorial of our journey. Lee from Matson helping transport youngsters from the dog lot to the Nome airport; preparing individual crates for the dogs Iron modeling the secureness of the crates (note plenty of airflow); Expert forklift drivers … Read More
What a night! Congratulations to all the award winners and finishers in the 2016 Iditarod! Once again the culinary team from the Lakeside Hotel in Anchorage put on a delicious and plentiful meal – their white and milk chocolate dipped strawberries are legendary. At the start of the Award Ceremony, … Read More
Meet the Mushers in the Nome Convention Centre on Saturday afternoon The Little Girls Chipper and Sandy enjoy the sunshine Finish line scenes; Moira posts the Dog Fan Club and sponsor postcards from Nome Chris takes a team out on the sea ice The Nome “State Forest”
Clyde is FANTASTIC! He caught a flight from Unalakleet and arrived into Nome last night. He had been well looked after in Unk, in fact maybe TOO well looked after as he had put a little weight on! We heard reports that he was a real favourite with the team … Read More
